Two very different rockers — a legendary heavy metal frontman and an acclaimed Americana singer/guitarist/songwriter — visit New Orleans this week.

ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO

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Guitarist, singer and songwriter Alejandro Escovedo ranks among the most respected musicians on the Austin music scene. Over the course of a multidecade career, he’s ranged from punk rock to high-octane Americana music, making fans out of the likes of Bruce Springsteen. In the opinion of Rolling Stone, Escovedo “has blended the lyricism of Springsteen and Jackson Browne with the raw power of the Stooges and the Velvet Underground … the result is music with heart, brains, and a burning sense of adventure.” On his most recent album, 2024’s “Echo Dancing,” he revisits and reinvents songs from through

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